Authorities in the Philippines say a series of drugs raids have netted nearly a tonne of methamphetamine, with a street value of £120m ($147m).
The Philippines independent human rights watchdog has said it will investigate claims by President Rodrigo Duterte that he personally killed drug suspects while mayor of Davao.
United States President-elect Donald Trump wrapped up his post-election "thank you" tour on Saturday with celebratory geysers from water cannons and greetings from hoop-skirted Southern belles.
A majority of Australian MPs want to break ties with the British monarchy, the nation's republican lobby claims.
An apparent admission by the president of the Philippines that he had killed criminal suspects when he was mayor of Davao should not be "taken literally", his spokesman has said.
US rapper Kanye West has held a meeting with Donald Trump - with the president-elect saying the pair discussed "life".
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte frequently makes controversial comments that he or his aides later seek to clarify or quash completely.
US rapper Kanye West has held a meeting with Donald Trump - with the president-elect saying the pair discussed "life".
The Cabinet of Italy's newly appointed Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni is racing to reassure Europe that its political crisis is over, with assurances of policies similar to those of his predecessor and urging the European Union (EU) to be more "growth-oriented".
ExxonMobil's chief executive, Mr Rex Tillerson, has been officially nominated the next US secretary of state - but his confirmation will not be easy because his ties to Russia have caused concern even from key Republicans.
President-elect Donald Trump said he will announce his nomination for secretary of state on Tuesday morning (Tuesday night Dec 13, Singapore time).
US President-elect Donald Trump has said he did not believe American intelligence assessments that Russia had intervened to help him win the election.
Italy's President Sergio Mattarella yesterday gave Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni a mandate to try to form the country's new government.
President-elect Donald Trump offered the post of US ambassador to China to Iowa Governor Terry Branstad, a long-time friend of Chinese President Xi Jinping, according to three people close to the matter.
Prime Minister Manuel Valls yesterday announced that he is running for president, warning France's divided left that it risks letting anti-European candidate Marine Le Pen into office.
Austria is too small a sample from which to tell if the populist tide is abating, with Europe still faces pivotal elections next year in France and Germany, as well as the possibility of a snap election in Italy.
One of the world's top universities is facing a lawsuit that alleges it was responsible for "appallingly bad" and "boring tuition" that cost a graduate his first-class degree.
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